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Recognised as Colour

#4E4B36

  • #4E4B36
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4B36 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 75, 54 and HSL 52°, 18%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4B36#4E4B36
HEX#4E4B36
RGBrgb(78, 75, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2941, 0.2118
RGB percentages30.6%, 29.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(52.5, 18.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 30.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 30.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,062
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B1B4C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4A35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#504B37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#524845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 25.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.7Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36394E
Analogous#4E3F36, #454E36
Triadic#364E4B, #4B364E
Split complementary#36454E, #3F364E
Tetradic#364E3F, #36394E, #4E3645

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B498
Lighter +30%#A39E7A
Lighter +20%#8A8560
Lighter +10%#6C684B
Darker −10%#302E21
Darker −20%#12110C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F5726
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R78
G75
B54
Red78 (30.6%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4B · B 36

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